Prevalence of hepatitis C, HIV, and risk behaviors for blood-borne infections: A population-based survey of the adult population of T'bilisi, Republic of Georgia

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Stvilia, Ketevan ^b   Tsertsvadze, Tengiz ^b   Sharvadze, Lali ^b   Aladashvili, Malvina ^b   Del Rio, Carlos ^c   Kuniholm, Mark H ^a   Nelson, Kenrad E ^a,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Georgian AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center   (Georgia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; HIV; Injection drug use; Needle sharing; Republic of Georgia

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 33746771044     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-006-9032-y     Document Type: Article

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